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Basic information
Varanus scalaris
Banded Tree Monitor
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassReptiles
OrderAmphisbaenians
FamilyMonitor Lizards
GenusVaranus
- English name
- Banded Tree Monitor
- Alternative names
- Spotted Tree Goanna, Spotted Tree Monitor
- Synonyms
- Odatria kuranda, Odatria pengilleyi
Distribution and environment
- Biome
- Forest, Savanna, Shrubland
- Microhabitat
- Arboreal, Terrestrial
Size and appearance
- SVL
- max 268 mm
- Body mass
- max 354.8 g
- Hatchling mass
- ~4.2 g
- Offspring SVL
- max 63 mm
Biological characteristics
- Longevity
- max 20 years
- Activity
- Diurnal
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Foraging mode
- Mixed
- Body temperature
- 31.5–38.9 °C
Reproduction and development
- Reproductive mode
- Oviparous
- Clutch size
- 3–12 individuals
- Clutches per year
- 1–1 × per year
Information sources
- Biological data sources
- Catalogue of Life, eol traitbank, ReptTraits, SquamBase
- Original documentation
- Catalogue of Life · 7FG73 · COL26.10
- Original documentation
- eol traitbank · eol-2b1a6945e807cb8f26a5d28f00d1aab20ae38efbd77156a3c75f0e40e77d
- Original documentation
- ReptTraits · figshare-v4
- Original documentation
- SquamBase · 19956 · dryad-v5